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I am a middle age crisis newbie
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:09 am
by rt1maillady
HI I am a newbie. Am signed up for Motorcycle Safety Course in two weeks. I purchased a 1981 Honda CM400T for my starter bike. Hope I can get it running soon. I love this forum. Thanks!

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:31 am
by sharpmagna
Welcome to the forums! Good call on the MSF course, it is worth it's cost to take it. Good luck and have fun!
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:39 am
by camthepyro
Better to get started late, then never. And good job on the MSF course, it's extremely helpful, and it looks like you've got a great starter bike. This wasn't the best section to post that in thought. "Start your engines", "new riders", or "total motorcycle" would have been better.
msf
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:15 am
by chilihed
I can't say enough good things about MSF. You will not regret taking the course.

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:53 am
by Ian522
I took the MSF course in July and it was totally worth it. I too bought an old 400cc bike and fixed it up, it was a fun little project to get the bike up and going. Some parts can be tough to find for old bikes like ours, if you need hard to find parts try bikebandit.com as they were pretty good for me as well as Ebay.
Good luck with the course and the bike...
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:02 am
by sharpmagna
I find bikebandit to be overpriced and instead I use servicehonda.com and hdlparts.com; Another place that I hear is good but haven't used is ronayers.com
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:51 am
by gsJack
Welcome, I was a young 52 when I bought a brand new 81 CB400T as a starter bike back in 84. Must have been a good starter, I've never stopped.

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:09 pm
by Social Distortion
congrads.....
i think the only crappy part of the MSf this time of year is thatt you'll get all amped once you are done w/ your class and Winter will set in and seems that in Chicago and probably in your neck of the woods, MC riding may not always be an option for us......
but good lucky, ask questions and enjoy it...................
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:13 pm
by Flipper
I just passed my MSF in August and am a 48 year old female.
Got a 2006 Honda Rebel.
Midlife rocks.
Best of Luck
Flipper
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:51 pm
by cherokeepati
+1 Flipper

I took the course in May and haven't slowed down yet.
